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DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics:  2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data
Geographic Area: Cameron County, Texas

NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf3.htm.


Subject

Number

Percent

 

 

 

Total housing units

119,654

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

 

1-unit, detached

70,742

59.1

1-unit, attached

5,007

4.2

2 units

4,104

3.4

3 or 4 units

5,125

4.3

5 to 9 units

3,628

3.0

10 to 19 units

2,774

2.3

20 or more units

8,394

7.0

Mobile home

16,767

14.0

Boat, RV, van, etc.

3,113

2.6

 

 

 

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

 

 

1999 to March 2000

4,667

3.9

1995 to 1998

14,031

11.7

1990 to 1994

11,726

9.8

1980 to 1989

31,475

26.3

1970 to 1979

25,015

20.9

1960 to 1969

12,380

10.3

1940 to 1959

15,174

12.7

1939 or earlier

5,186

4.3

 

 

 

ROOMS

 

 

1 room

3,510

2.9

2 rooms

11,666

9.7

3 rooms

20,323

17.0

4 rooms

24,849

20.8

5 rooms

27,900

23.3

6 rooms

16,986

14.2

7 rooms

7,909

6.6

8 rooms

3,554

3.0

9 or more rooms

2,957

2.5

Median (rooms)

4.5

(X)

 

 

 

Occupied Housing Units

97,267

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

 

 

1999 to March 2000

19,792

20.3

1995 to 1998

27,422

28.2

1990 to 1994

15,451

15.9

1980 to 1989

16,626

17.1

1970 to 1979

9,036

9.3

1969 or earlier

8,940

9.2

 

 

 

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

 

 

None

11,305

11.6

1

38,679

39.8

2

34,887

35.9

3 or more

12,396

12.7

 

 

 

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

 

 

Utility gas

23,923

24.6

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

11,351

11.7

Electricity

60,174

61.9

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

196

0.2

Coal or coke

5

0.0

Wood

71

0.1

Solar energy

45

0.0

Other fuel

81

0.1

No fuel used

1,421

1.5

 

 

 

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

 

 

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

1,870

1.9

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

1,340

1.4

No telephone service

5,597

5.8

 

 

 

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

 

 

Occupied housing units

97,267

100.0

1.00 or less

76,112

78.3

1.01 to 1.50

10,993

11.3

1.51 or more

10,162

10.4

 

 

 

Specified owner-occupied units

51,922

100.0

VALUE

 

 

Less than $50,000

24,449

47.1

$50,000 to $99,999

19,400

37.4

$100,000 to $149,999

4,596

8.9

$150,000 to $199,999

1,945

3.7

$200,000 to $299,999

975

1.9

$300,000 to $499,999

410

0.8

$500,000 to $999,999

93

0.2

$1,000,000 or more

54

0.1

Median (dollars)

53,000

(X)

 

 

 

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

 

 

With a mortgage

23,611

45.5

Less than $300

458

0.9

$300 to $499

3,252

6.3

$500 to $699

6,296

12.1

$700 to $999

7,796

15.0

$1,000 to $1,499

3,979

7.7

$1,500 to $1,999

1,264

2.4

$2,000 or more

566

1.1

Median (dollars)

757

(X)

Not mortgaged

28,311

54.5

Median (dollars)

245

(X)

 

 

 

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE
    OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

 

 

Less than 15 percent

22,459

43.3

15 to 19 percent

7,874

15.2

20 to 24 percent

6,133

11.8

25 to 29 percent

4,069

7.8

30 to 34 percent

2,591

5.0

35 percent or more

7,891

15.2

Not computed

905

1.7

 

 

 

Specified renter-occupied units

31,272

100.0

GROSS RENT

 

 

Less than $200

3,814

12.2

$200 to $299

4,333

13.9

$300 to $499

10,750

34.4

$500 to $749

7,096

22.7

$750 to $999

1,534

4.9

$1,000 to $1,499

397

1.3

$1,500 or more

159

0.5

No cash rent

3,189

10.2

Median (dollars)

413

(X)

 

 

 

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

 

 

Less than 15 percent

5,406

17.3

15 to 19 percent

3,652

11.7

20 to 24 percent

3,711

11.9

25 to 29 percent

2,518

8.1

30 to 34 percent

2,330

7.5

35 percent or more

9,510

30.4

Not computed

4,145

13.3

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94